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DTIC ADA138284: Double-Wall Projectile Target Impact Survivability

by: Defense Technical Information Center

Publication date: 1983-12-01

Topics: DTIC Archive, Heimdahl, O E R, NAVAL WEAPONS CENTER CHINA LAKE CA, *IMPACT, *PROJECTILE CASES, *PROJECTILES, *SURVIVAL(GENERAL), *WALLS,

Collection: dticarchive; additional_collections

Language: English

Firings at normal incidence of small steel projectiles (one single- wall and two double-wall designs) were conducted against simulated concrete targets. The purpose of the firings was to examine the possibly deleterious effects of a double wall on warhead impact survivability. The results indicate that a double wall should not reduce survivability provided that it is not allowed to extend into the primary failure zone for the warhead.